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We transform renewable resources into recyclable products that people depend on every day. We are committed to strengthening our people and the communities where we live and work using all resources responsibly and efficiently, and ensuring our businesses are safe, successful and sustainable for generations to come.

We make sustainable investments to protect and improve the lives of our employees and mobilize our people, products and resources to address critical needs in the communities where our employees live and work.

Our entire business depends upon the sustainability of forests. We will continue to lead the world in responsible forest stewardship to ensure healthy and productive forest ecosystems for generations to come.

David Higgins

David Higgins has been director, communications and government relations for International Paper Europe, Middle East & Africa since October 2007. He assumed responsibility for sustainability in the region in August 2009. In that position, he has responsibility for all aspects of internal and external communications in the region, as well as government affairs in the EU member states.

Prior to joining International Paper, Higgins held a variety of roles in marketing, communications and public relations at Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the European Commission.

Higgins holds a bachelor's degree from University College Dublin, Ireland and a master’s degree in marketing from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland.